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Developing the Birth Unit Design Spatial Evaluation Tool (BUDSET) in Australia: a qualitative study.

Maralyn J Foureur1, Nicky Leap, Deborah L Davis

  • 1Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health, University of Technology, Sydney.

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A new tool, the Birth Unit Design Spatial Evaluation Tool (BUDSET), assesses birth unit design optimality. This tool helps identify areas for improvement to support normal physiological childbirth.

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Design
  • Perinatal Health
  • Architectural Psychology

Background:

  • Childbirth space significantly impacts laboring women's physiology.
  • Optimal birth environments are crucial for facilitating normal labor and birth.
  • Current limitations in measurement tools hinder the assessment of optimal birth spaces.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop the Birth Unit Design Spatial Evaluation Tool (BUDSET).
  • To create a method for assessing the optimality of birth unit design.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative study methodology.
  • Data gathered through literature review, key informant interviews (architects, midwives, researchers), and an expert panel.
  • Pattern Language format used for data synthesis.

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Main Results:

  • The BUDSET comprises 18 design principles.
  • It is organized into four domains: Fear Cascade, Facility, Aesthetics, and Support.
  • Each domain contains three to eight assessable items.

Conclusions:

  • Birth unit design should facilitate and support normal childbirth physiology.
  • The BUDSET offers a potential method for evaluating birth unit optimality.
  • It can pinpoint specific domains requiring enhancement in birth unit design.